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Urban regeneration processes in PortugalContribution for the Parnu Seminar.Most of the Portuguese towns are based on urban historical structures. These prototypical forms are into two basic groups: littoral and inlands forms.

Walled cities, ports and rossios were the fundamental basis for the transformations of these towns and landscapes along last centuries.

Walled cities, ports and rossios were the fundamental basis for the transformations of these towns and landscapes along last centuries.

Important changes happened during the 20th century: Urban expanded shapes provoked a large quantity of brownfields and gentrification processes in the traditional and historical areas.

littoral urban forms created a historical process where relationships between port and city provoked several formal solutions

SETBALPortuguese initiatives for the urban regeneration

A large quantity of initiatives was developed along these thirty years

PRONORTEfor the developing of thematic networksA large quantity of initiatives was developed along these thirty years

PRONORTEIORU operational interventions for the urban renewalfor the developing of thematic networksA large quantity of initiatives was developed along these thirty years

PRONORTEIORU operational interventions for the urban renewalfor the developing of thematic networksURBAN program for new dynamics in fields as the unemployment, equipments and infrastructuresA large quantity of initiatives was developed along these thirty years

PRONORTEIORU operational interventions for the urban renewalfor the developing of thematic networksURBAN program for new dynamics in fields as the unemployment, equipments and infrastructuresREHABITA and RECRIA for the renovation and recuperation of the buildingsA large quantity of initiatives was developed along these thirty years

PRONORTEIORU operational interventions for the urban renewalfor the developing of thematic networksURBAN program for new dynamics in fields as the unemployment, equipments and infrastructuresREHABITA and RECRIA for the renovation and recuperation of the buildingsPOLIS engine of all initiatives that aim an urban and environmental qualification of the cities

COIMBRA

SETBALCOIMBRA

BADAJOZSETBALCOIMBRA

COIMBRA

CoimbraPolis is the new company responsible for all the works. The first capital for the firm was ten million euros, and at least 51% of this funds must be controlled by Public Institutions

80 Ha land

We can remark some goals

The proposal for a better value for the pedestrian axes

New green urban park at Mondego riverRecuperation of the Historical heritage

SETBAL

ThePolisSetubalproject providedenvironmental andurban regeneration of an areaof 64hectares,between the formerbarracksof the11th Infantry Regimentand thebeach of Albarquel

Setbal-PolisThe Ministry of Environment and the Setbal Council were partners in this company: 60% and 40% respectively

BADAJOZ

The most common resource for the successful result was based on a strong urban public space

Eventual private initiatives were completing the total proposal Final results were better when private residential areas were implemented, into a mixed concept.

Mixed activities are essential to get a successful regeneration.

At the end an excessive regeneration can be a serious problem.

Identity problems were important when regeneration strategies included gentrification activities.

Scale of the proposal is definitively an important question.

Problems about brownfields are coming from this perspective.

Old industrial areas, disabled port areas are generally too big for the scale of the town and the urban society is not able to absorb it.

Thanks!Filipa and Jos